· 2/20/1976
United States v. Calvin Griffin
Citations
- 530 F.2d 739
- 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 12758
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that Russell’s stepping back, leaving the door open, and leading the officers into the apartment impliedly invited the officers into the apartment
- leaving door open and stepping back was invitation for officers to enter
- leaving door open and stepping back was invitation for officers to enter
- evidentiary nature of mail strewn about apartment apparent when officers investigating reports of stolen mailbag
- evidentiary nature of mail strewn about apartment apparent when officers investigating reports of stolen mailbag
- “Trickery, fraud, or misrepresentation on the part of the police to gain entry naturally undermines the voluntariness of any consent”
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Judges: Castle, Sprecher, Campbell
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